Hang Seng Interim Dividend

HSBC Holdings PLC
05 November 2007

                              HANG SENG ANNOUNCES
                        THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2007

The Board of Directors of Hang Seng Bank today declared a third interim dividend
of HK$1.10 per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2007.

The third interim dividend will be payable on Tuesday, 11 December 2007, to
shareholders on the Register of Shareholders as at Tuesday, 27 November 2007.

The results for the year to 31 December 2007 will be announced on Monday, 3
March 2008. It is intended that any fourth interim dividend for 2007 that is
announced on that date would be payable on Friday, 28 March 2008 to shareholders
on the Register on Tuesday, 18 March 2008.

The Register of Shareholders of the Bank will be closed for one day on Tuesday,
27 November 2007, during which no transfer of shares can be registered. To
qualify for the third interim dividend for 2007, all transfers, accompanied by
the relevant share certificates, must be lodged for registration not later than
4:30pm on Monday, 26 November 2007, with the Bank's Registrars, Computershare
Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell
Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Note to editors:

Hang Seng Bank
Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank operates around 150 branches and automated
banking centres and 13 business banking centres in Hong Kong. The Bank also
maintains a branch in Shenzhen for foreign currency wholesale business, a branch
in Macau, and representative offices in Xiamen and Taipei.

Established on 28 May 2007, wholly owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China)
Limited operates a mainland China network of 19 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanjing and Hangzhou.

With consolidated assets of HK$741.3 billion as at 30 June 2007, Hang Seng Bank
reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$8,867 million for the first
six months of 2007 and HK$12.04 billion in 2006. Hang Seng Bank is a principal
member of the HSBC Group, one of the world's largest banking and financial
services organisations. For further information on Hang Seng Bank, please visit
the Bank's website at www.hangseng.com.






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